EP 1282677 A2 20030212 - PREDICTIVE TIMING CALIBRATION FOR MEMORY DEVICES
Title (en)
PREDICTIVE TIMING CALIBRATION FOR MEMORY DEVICES
Title (de)
KALIBRIERUNG VON BUSTAKTSIGNALEN FÜR SPEICHERANORDNUNGEN
Title (fr)
ETALONNAGE DE SYNCHRONISATION PREDICTIVE POUR DISPOSITIFS A MEMOIRE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0114658 W 20010507
- US 56801600 A 20000510
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP2077558A1] The present invention provides a unique way of using a 2 N bit synchronization pattern to obtain a faster and more reliable calibration of multiple data paths in a memory system. If the 2 N bit synchronization pattern is generated with a known clock phase relationship, then the data-to-clock phase alignment can be determined using simple decode logic to predict the next m-bits from a just-detected m-bits. If the succeeding m-bit pattern does not match the predicted pattern, then the current data-to-clock alignment fails for a particular delay value adjustment in the data path undergoing alignment, and the delay in that data path is adjusted to a new value. The invention also ensures that data alignment will occur to a desired edge of the clock signal, e.g., a positive going edge, by forcing a failure of all predicted m-bit patterns which are associated with an undesired edge, e.g., a negative going edge, of the clock signal.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G11C 7/10 (2006.01); G11C 11/407 (2006.01); G11C 11/4076 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
G11C 7/00 (2013.01 - KR); G11C 7/1072 (2013.01 - EP US); G11C 11/4076 (2013.01 - EP US); G11C 2207/2254 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0185884 A2 20011115; WO 0185884 A3 20020523; AT E384327 T1 20080215; AT E437438 T1 20090815; AT E492881 T1 20110115; AU 5957101 A 20011120; CN 100407181 C 20080730; CN 101320593 A 20081210; CN 1636248 A 20050706; DE 60132445 D1 20080306; DE 60132445 T2 20080814; DE 60139355 D1 20090903; DE 60143726 D1 20110203; EP 1282677 A2 20030212; EP 1282677 B1 20080116; EP 1927988 A1 20080604; EP 1927988 B1 20090722; EP 2077558 A1 20090708; EP 2077558 B1 20101222; JP 2003532969 A 20031105; JP 4649629 B2 20110316; KR 100580740 B1 20060515; KR 20030013407 A 20030214; TW 588375 B 20040521; US 2003122696 A1 20030703; US 6606041 B1 20030812; US 6674378 B2 20040106
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0114658 W 20010507; AT 01933122 T 20010507; AT 07023120 T 20010507; AT 09005437 T 20010507; AU 5957101 A 20010507; CN 01811227 A 20010507; CN 200810131422 A 20010507; DE 60132445 T 20010507; DE 60139355 T 20010507; DE 60143726 T 20010507; EP 01933122 A 20010507; EP 07023120 A 20010507; EP 09005437 A 20010507; JP 2001582474 A 20010507; KR 20027015063 A 20010507; TW 90111186 A 20010723; US 36539903 A 20030213; US 56801600 A 20000510